The art and science of child custody evaluations / Jonathan W. Gould, David A. Martindale.

New York : Guilford Publications, 2007.

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Custody of children -- United States -- Evaluation.

Parent and child (Law) -- United States.

1. Introduction

2. The best interests of the child standard

3. Ethics and methods

4. Minimizing and correcting for bias

5. Increasing the reliability and relevance of child custody evaluations

6. Interviewing children

7. Children's voices

8. Assessment of child development factors

9. Assessment of parent factors

10. Assessment of family factors

11. Assessing allegations of child sexual abuse

12. Assessing allegations of domestic violence

13. Assessing allegations of child alienation

14. Another call for humility.

This book presents the latest data-based approaches to understanding and assessing relevant child, parent and family factors in child custody evaluation.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781593854881

xiv, 450 p. ; 24 cm